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DISCOVERIES News, Feb 15, 2012


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AAAS Meeting Presents Particle Physics' Past, Present, and Future
Interactions.org (press release)
The mere inkling of a particle physics discovery gets the globe buzzing, and 2012 is shaping up to be another big year for particle physics news. Scientific leaders from laboratories around the world will present the latest particle physics findings ...
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Pioneers of Molecular Research Take 2012 Vilcek Prizes in Biomedical Science
Sacramento Bee
... Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, Physics, and Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Bustamante was cited for his pioneering discoveries in the field of molecular biology ...
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Pioneers of Molecular Research Take 2012 Vilcek Prizes in Biomedical Science
MarketWatch (press release)
... Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, Physics, and Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Bustamante was cited for his pioneering discoveries in the field of molecular biology ...
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Artists seek 'Sexy Results' and dig for the Higgs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
By Mary Louise Schumacher of the Journal Sentinel This is the year, manyphysicists around the world now believe, that we'll know whether the standard model of physics, the theory that describes the way everything in the universe works, will be proven ...
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3Qs: Understanding the potential impact of the H5N1 virus
News@Northeastern
Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor Alessandro Vespignani of the department of physicsdiscusses the recent controversial research with avian flu virus, H5N1. Photo by Christopher Huang Last year, in an effort to understand the biology ...
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Mommy Track: Why Women Leave Science, Math Careers
LiveScience.com
In the top 100 US universities, women held 4.4 to 12.3 percent of the institutions' full professorships and just 16 to 27 percent of assistant professorships in math-intensive fields such as physics, chemistry and engineering.
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University of Tsukuba, Xtreme-X™ Supercomputer Now in Operation
Houston Chronicle
The entire supercomputer achieves a peak performance of 802 teraflops (802 trillion times per second) to support computational sciences breakthroughs in the fields of subatomic particles, life sciences, space, nuclear physics and earth environment.
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Graphene snapped: Laser spectroscopy freezes picosecond action
spectroscopyNOW.com
Graphene, the single layer graphite-like material that earned the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics for its developers in Manchester, England, continues to offer intriguing glimpses into a world of future optoelectronic devices.
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World's Tiniest Chameleons Found in Madagascar
Wired News
Citation: “Rivaling the World's Smallest Reptiles: Discovery of Miniaturized and Microendemic New Species of Leaf Chameleons (Brookesia) from Northern Madagascar.” Frank Glaw, Jorn Kohler, Ted M. Townsend, Miguel Vences, PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Issue 2, ...
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Federal funding falls short for MSU nuclear research lab
Battle Creek Enquirer
William Brinkman, director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science, told the Lansing State Journal (http://bit.ly/zAxPru ) that the department is planning a review of its entire nuclear physics program over the next nine months.
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OM This Day in History
Outcome Magazine (blog)
They include Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei in 1564; inventor Cyrus McCormick in 1809; jeweler Charles Tiffany in 1812; feminist pioneer Susan B. Anthony in 1820; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elihu Root in 1845; British philosopher and ...
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Outcome Magazine (blog)
4 Boston College faculty members named Sloan Research Fellows
PhysOrg.com (press release)
Assistant Professor of Biology Michelle Meyer, Assistant Professor ofPhysics Ying Ran, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dunwei Wang and Assistant Professor of Psychology Liane Young were among the 126 researchers recognized by the foundation with the ...
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Community Calendar: Week of Feb. 15-21, 2012
The Rock River Times
Discover Engineering – Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St. 11 am-3:30 pm Meet real engineers, enjoy physics demos, special workshops for scouts available. Events included with general admission: $7 adults, $7 children 2-17, free to museum members ...
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